A lot of people like to do certain things, but they're not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.
I loved photography and everybody said it was a crazy thing to do because in those days nobody made it into the film business. I mean, unless you were related to somebody there was no way in.
The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.
'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.
The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago.
If the boy and girl walk off into the sunset hand-in-hand in the last scene, it adds 10 million to the box office.
Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.
When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able to get to your next picture.
He took me from not being able to write a word in terms of writing screenplays to being the king of wooden dialogue.
Even in high school I was very interested in history - why people do the things they do. As a kid I spent a lot of time trying to relate the past to the present.
Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't.